Malcolm Koonce (born June 6, 1998) is an American football defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Buffalo and was selected by the Raiders in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Early years
Koonce grew up in Peekskill, New York, and attended Archbishop Stepinac High School. Although his primary sport at first was rugby, he switched his focus to football after realizing that it could earn him a college scholarship. In 2015, he led Stepinac to a New York State Catholic High School Athletic Association championship.[1]

After graduating, he completed a post-graduate year at Milford Academy in New Berlin, New York.[2]

College career
Koonce was a member of the Buffalo Bulls for four seasons. He served primarily as a backup for his first two seasons.[3] Koonce was named first-team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) after recording 34 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and nine sacks in his junior season.[4] He was named the Defensive MVP of the 2019 Bahamas Bowl after a two sack performance against the Charlotte 49ers.[5] Koonce repeated as a first-team All-MAC selection as a senior after recording 30 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and five sacks after playing in six games due to the MAC's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.[6][7] He became only the fourth UB player to be invited to play in the Senior Bowl